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YMCA @ Urban Adventure

Dallas, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

6 state inspections, last 2 years
11 deficiencies on the state’s summary
9 high or medium-high risk
July 30, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued August 7, 2019
Capacity
119 children
Ages served
Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-05:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
No
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
1689822

Where

601 N Akard St
Dallas, TX 75201

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 4
  • Medium-high 5
  • Medium 2
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
July 28, 2026High744.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “A child was left alone in a classroom without supervision for approximately 14 minutes.”
August 7, 2026
June 23, 2025High744.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “During the walkthrough, it was oberved that a classroom contained ten children who were unsupervised by a staff member. This was corrected during the inspection a staff memeber joined the class.”
June 23, 2025
June 23, 2025Medium High744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
State’s note: “Five children with documented food allergies did not have a FARE plan available for review.”
July 18, 2025
June 23, 2025Medium High744.2501(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation did not have a current health inspection report available.”
July 18, 2025
July 13, 2023Medium744.801(2) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Personnel records were not available for licensing to review during monitoring/follow up inspections at the operation.”
July 20, 2023
July 6, 2023Medium High744.2501(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation did not have a current health inspection report available.”
July 13, 2023
July 11, 2022Medium744.301(2) - Notification of Change in Space
State’s note: “Children were observed playing and occupying unpermitted space not yet measured and licensed by Childcare Regulation for the operation to use. This deficiency was corrected as the space was measured during the inspection.”
At the inspection
July 11, 2022Medium High744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
State’s note: “One child with a confirmed food allergy did not have an emergency allergy plan available for review during the inspection.”
July 15, 2022
July 11, 2022High744.2105(2) - Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
State’s note: “Caregivers confirmed that children were not provided a snack due to the students' poor behavior. The deficiency was corrected as the director and inspector discussed the matter with the staff members. Children were also observed being served a snack shortly after this discussion.”
At the inspection
July 11, 2022Medium High744.1301(1)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees - Orientation
State’s note: “6 of 8 staff files reviewed did not include orientation training.”
July 15, 2022
July 28, 2021High744.2105(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “A caregiver admitted to thumping a child on the shoulder.”
March 4, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected YMCA @ Urban Adventure?

Texas HHSC's file lists 6 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on July 30, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does YMCA @ Urban Adventure have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 11: 4 high-risk, 5 medium-high-risk, 2 medium-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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